Twisted Rod

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Object Name: 
Twisted Rod
Place Made: 
Accession Number: 
76.1.59-33
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 3.7 cm, Diam (max): 0.6 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
25 BCE-99 CE
Credit Line: 
Gift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Primary Description: 
Twisted Rod. Colorless glass with yellow stripe; tooled. Weathering overall, more significant near one end.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Gutmann Collection, Former Collection
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Former Collection
Berkowitz, Carl, Source
1976-01-01
Content, Derek, Source
1976-01-01
Technique: 
Material: 
Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1979) illustrated, p. 246, #720; BIB# 29547